Project Gutenberg 2009-03-30 Public domain in the USA. 73 Fritch, Charles E. 1927 2012 I Like Martian Music Reading ease score: 74.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "I Like Martian Music" by Charles E. Fritch is a science fiction short story written during the mid-20th century. The narrative explores themes of creativity and the quest for artistic fulfillment in an imaginative Martian setting, where music possesses both cultural significance and emotional depth. The story revolves around the challenges faced by the protagonist, Longtree, as he strives to complete his symphony in time for a music festival that could change his life. The plot unfolds with Longtree, a Martian musician, grappling with the elusive final note of his symphony, which he believes is key to winning the festival and securing his marriage to Redsand. As he seeks inspiration, his friend Channeljumper introduces him to a pair of alien visitors from Earth. In a twist of fate, Longtree inadvertently discovers that the final note of his composition can be found within the sounds produced by one of the aliens—resulting in a tragic yet profound conclusion. Delving into themes of sacrifice and the relationship between art and existence, the story ultimately highlights the lengths one might go to achieve their creative vision. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Science fiction Short stories PS Text Science Fiction Browsing: Literature Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Browsing: Fiction 41517 41518 2024-10-12T09:34:36.975147 2023-09-12T12:10:06.447765 text/html text/html 37783 2009-03-30T10:26:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 14387 2009-03-30T10:26:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 86694 2024-10-12T09:34:42.689120 application/epub+zip 85574 2024-10-12T09:34:40.347115 application/epub+zip 73914 2024-10-12T09:34:38.774146 application/epub+zip 190852 2024-10-12T09:34:44.422090 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 183869 2024-10-12T09:34:41.864122 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 157720 2022-09-13T09:09:07.624716 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 35692 35592 2024-10-12T09:34:36.725282 2023-09-12T12:10:06.281743 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 35530 2009-03-30T10:26:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 13452 2009-03-30T10:26:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19961 2024-10-12T09:34:44.790085 application/rdf+xml 13894 2024-10-12T09:34:39.631118 image/jpeg 3660 2024-10-12T09:34:39.207116 image/jpeg 87487 2024-10-12T09:34:36.980142 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia